Chapter 408: Chapter 408 Is About Taking Me as a Joke Chapter 408: Chapter 408 Is About Taking Me as a Joke Luo Qiao said somewhat embarrassedly, “It’s my fault for not telling everyone and causing concern. We went to pick out a hulusi over there.”
By the time they came out, it was already four-thirty. Luo Haotian was worried, so he decided to take Luo Siyuan with him to send them back before returning to the machinery factory.
Their car arrived first. Luo Qiao helped them get in the car. Originally, Luo Haotian wanted Luo Siyuan to stay and send Luo Qiao, but she refused because she needed to help with lifting her second brother’s wheelchair when they got off. She felt more at ease with her fourth brother there.
Unable to persuade Luo Qiao, they could only urge her to call home once she arrived. Before getting in the car, Luo Xuyuan said, “Qiaoqiao, pay attention to your safety and e back early tomorrow.”
Luo Qiao smiled, “Okay, don’t worry, second brother. I’ll e back as soon as I finish my business tomorrow.”
Luo Haotian said, “Qiaoqiao, tomorrow you need to e with us to visit our uncle’s house.”
Luo Qiao had actually forgotten about that, so she replied, “Alright, then I’ll e back to the machinery factory early tomorrow and go with you.”
After seeing them off in the car, Luo Xuyan rolled down the window and said, “Sister, e back early tomorrow. We’ll be waiting for you.”
Luo Qiao, looking reluctant to part with her big brother, laughed and said, “Okay, I’ll e back early in the afternoon tomorrow.”
She also handed him a bundle of the vermicelli she had just bought through the window: “Take this, bring it home and have grandma make you a cold salad tonight.”
As the car started to move, they could still hear grandma’s voice, “Qiaoqiao, call back when you get to your master’s house.”
Luo Qiao watched the shuttle bus go and turned around to see a public phone nearby. Since her bus hadn’t arrived yet, she went straight to make a call to the Yuan Family.
Capital City had already introduced the quasi-electronic automatic switching system, so there was no need to transfer calls. The phone was quickly picked up on the other end: “Hello, who’s this?”
“Hello, I’m Luo Qiao.”
Then she heard the other person say, “Who are you looking for?”
Luo Qiao knew from the tone that it probably wasn’t someone from the Yuan Family, but likely someone from their big courtyard since it was New Year’s Day.
Luo Qiao said, “Please, could you find Yuan Jianing for me?”
From the other end came the reply, “Jianing, someone’s looking for you.”
It wasn’t long before she heard, “Hello, who’s this?”
Luo Qiao said, “Sister Jianing, it’s me, Luo Qiao. Happy New Year!”
“Qiaoqiao, Happy New Year. Where are you calling from?”
“I’m outside. I found a public phone and I wanted to let you know I might not make it tomorrow. My dad said we’re all going to my uncle’s house for the New Year’s visit. It’s my first year back in Capital City, and it wouldn’t be polite to refuse.”
“Oh, I see. That’s fine. My mom and they will be going to my grandfather’s place tomorrow, so I’ll join them. Make sure you e over the day after tomorrow, okay? I’ll be waiting for you.”
“Sure, unless something special es up, I’ll definitely e over. Oh, and could you let your family know for me? And give Grandpa Zhong a message, so they won’t wait up.”
“Okay, I got it. I’ll go and tell them in a bit.”
“Hehe, am I giving you a chance here?”
“Cut it out, you’re always joking about me.”
“Alright, let’s leave it at that. I have to get on the bus.”
“Okay, see you the day after tomorrow.”
She hung up just as the shuttle bus arrived. She sat on the bus, thinking about how her big brother’s eyes lit up at the temple fair when he heard the music. It’s already too late for Big Brother to learn other things, but maybe she should guide him in this direction.
After getting off the bus, she found a public phone to reassure her grandparents she was safe and then looked for a spot to take out some oranges and the vermicelli she purchased, carrying them into the Yang Family’s house: “Master, Mistress, I’ve arrived.”
Feng Shumin, hearing Luo Qiao’s voice, hurried out: “Qiaoqiao, I knew you should be here by now.”
“Today, I went to the temple fair with my family. My grandparents also asked me to say hello to you.”
“Ah, good, good. That’s really thoughtful.”
Seeing the items Luo Qiao was carrying, “Why did you buy more things again? The two of us can’t eat that much, and it will spoil if we don’t finish it.”
Just then, a neighbor passed by and upon hearing this, asked, “Professor Feng, who is this young lady?”
Feng Shumin proudly said, “This is Luo Qiao, the apprentice Old Yang and I have been training.”
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